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WC and Restroom Signs Part 2

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The topic of this gallery is WC and Restroom signs, i.e. signs that with their often cleverly designed appearance are usually easily recognizable. Please notice: each photo has a certain license, provided in the description of the photo. Before using the images for private or commercial projects, make sure that the license allows you to do so. Also, you can click on the photos for a larger preview.

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This gallery presents the collection of photos submitted for the World Of Signage Photo Contest by the readers of Smashing Magazine. We received over 2,500+ photos from our readers across the globe, and present a selection of the most interesting photos in the overview below.

The topic of this gallery is WC and Restroom signs, i.e. signs that with their often cleverly designed appearance are usually easily recognizable. Please notice: each photo has a certain license, provided in the description of the photo. Before using the images for private or commercial projects, make sure that the license allows you to do so. Also, you can click on the photos for a larger preview.

Please feel free to take a look at other submissions as well (links to other galleries are listed in the end of this gallery).

Little boys room

Pool restroom signage

Pool restroom signage [ large preview ]
“Shooting a wedding portrait at a hotel and I found this cool composition of signs for the pool restrooms.” Licensed: License Creative Commons. Photo taken by Raquel Gonzalez from México.

Suffolk Toilets

Suffolk Toilets [ large preview ]
“Photo taken in a sleepy village in Suffolk. I was taken by the depth of the relief in the concrete blocks signifying public restrooms.” Photo taken by Matt Miles from United Kingdom.

Little girls room

Toiletprohibition

Toiletprohibition [ large preview ]
“Toilet is prohibited here, In this picture It is written in hindi language. You can find lots of signs like this one on the walls of the building here in india be cuase there isn’t any law and fine for act like this.” Photo taken by Sukhdev Singh from India.

Alarm pictogram

Toilets

Toilets [ large preview ]
“This signage served its purpose although.” Photo taken by Parimala Venkatesh from India.

Men’s restroom sign at The House of Virgin Mary

Men’s restroom sign at The House of Virgin Mary [ large preview ]
“This is the sign to the men’s restroom in the gift shop area at The House of Virgin Mary, located on top of Bulbul Mountain, approximately 27 km away from Kusadasi, Turkey.” Photo taken by Fernando Martínez López from México.

Public Toilet

Women only

Women only [ large preview ]
“This sign is a women’s toilet sign taken in Japan’s Disney land.” Licensed: I will retain copyright of my entries at all times and must be credited alongside my picture should my picture be displayed in connection with this contest. Photo taken by Grace Ng Xin Yi from Singapore.

Podium Mall Signage

Podium Mall Signage [ large preview ]
“Pointing us to where shops and toilets are.” Photo taken by Emalin Choi from Philippines.

Dogs and the humans

Dogs and the humans [ large preview ]
“The signage is trying to convey a message about public hygine and better civic sense. “Dogs pee anywhere they want, but humans use the loo(toilets)”:-).” Photo taken by Pradeep N from India.

Depts of hygeine

Depts of hygeine [ large preview ]
“Sign to find the way to the toilet in a bar in melbourne.” Photo taken by Iris Beiderhase from Germany.

Sharing Is Fun

Sharing Is Fun [ large preview ]
“The only toilet at the emergency room of a hospital.” Licensed: Free. Photo taken by Anthony Hartanto from Indonesia.

Toilet and telephone sign

Toilet and telephone sign [ large preview ]
“This sign is found at the public toilets near the Presidential Blue House, or Cheongwadae. The cute Korean traditional costume icons contrasts with that of the telephone, a modern invention.” Licensed: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Photo taken by Yestine Goh from Singapore.

Toilet locator sign

Toilet locator sign [ large preview ]
“A picture to rmeind you that a toilet is never too far away..” Photo taken by Will Parker from England.

Toilet cologne stadium

Toilet cologne stadium [ large preview ]
“Signs on the outside toilet of the football stadium in cologne that shows where men, women and disabled people have to go.” Photo taken by Iris Beiderhase from Germany.

Different toilets for different men style

Different toilets for different men style [ large preview ]
“In Vietnam, in the imperial city of Hue, two signs with two illustrative type for a same place : you the ‘chic’ guys and the poor tourists (look the short).” Licensed: License (Attribution) free but if it used just notified by Thomas Nicot. Photo taken by nicot from France.

Toilets

Toilets [ large preview ]
“This signage served its purpose although its location might have been in the middle of the tourist hot-spot.” Photo taken by Parimala Venkatesh from India.

United we pee

United we pee [ large preview ]
“Creative sign to a men’s lavatory.” Photo taken by Franco from Malaysia.

Oops I did it again

Oops I did it again [ large preview ]
Photo taken by Vizi David Iov Alin from Romania.

Ladies and Gents

Man really wants to pee, this way!

Man really wants to pee, this way! [ large preview ]
“Signage of a restroom. graphic of the man showing really wants to pee.” Photo taken by Patricia Recto from Philippines.

Male? Female? This way please

Male? Female? This way please [ large preview ]
“A pretty big comfort room signage on the wall of SMX Convention Center.” Photo taken by Drexel Dennis Sineneng from Philippines.

Thank you!

Thanks to all participants for taking their time for preparing and sending submissions for the contest and creating a unique and diversified gallery presented above. We truly appreciate and respect your efforts and your time, folks!